noun
Meaning 1
A young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deb
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
debutante
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˌdɛbjuːˈtɑːnt/
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UK: /ˌdeɪbjuːˈtɑːnt/
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noun
Meaning 2
A female debutant, especially in sport and entertainment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a young woman making her debut into society
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: deb
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: woman, adult female
History
Etymology
From French débutante. By surface analysis, debut + French -ante.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Japanese: デビュタント (debyutanto) — young woman who makes her first formal appearance in society
- Bengali: অভিষিক্ত (obhiśikto) — female debutant
- Dutch: debutante — female debutant
- German: Debütantin — female debutant
- Hebrew: מופיעה לראשונה — female debutant
- Japanese: デビュタント (debyutanto) — female debutant
- Polish: debiutantka — female debutant
Real reading context